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Morgan captains England against Ireland

Eoin Morgan will captain England in Clontarf
Eoin Morgan will captain England in Clontarf

Dublin-born batsman Eoin Morgan will captain England against Ireland in Thursday's one-day international, with the English side including several players yet to make their debut for the country.

Morgan will lead England in his home county with regular one-day captain Alastair Cook rested for the game.

England National Selector Geoff Miller said: "The squad we're looking to take to Ireland involves a number of exciting young England players as we rest several players currently involved in the npower Test series against India.

"By resting several players that have played international cricket since the start of the summer the opportunity has arisen for a number of talented up and coming players to continue their development on the international stage.

"We know from previous encounters that Ireland are a tough ODI outfit and we'll be fielding a very strong England side that will need to play well.

"We're also presented with the opportunity to provide Eoin Morgan with further leadership experience and I know he is very much looking forward to assuming the captaincy and developing his leadership credentials while in charge of a young England squad.

"Jonathan Trott has made continued improvement from his shoulder injury and will be available for selection."

England ODI squad to face Ireland in Clontarf on Thursday:

Eoin Morgan (Middlesex) (c)
Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire)
Ravi Bopara (Essex)
Scott Borthwick (Durham)
Jade Dernbach (Surrey)
Steven Finn (Middlesex)
Craig Kieswetter (Somerset)
Graham Onions (Durham)
Samit Patel (Nottinghamshire)
Ben Stokes (Durham)
James Taylor (Leicestershire)
Jonathan Trott (Warwickshire)
Chris Woakes (Warwickshire)

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